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https://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2016/02/22/books-i-recommend/#respondMon, 22 Feb 2016 11:06:24 +0000http://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/?p=113Continue reading Books I Recommend..]]>I have always loved reading even when I was a child. I feel there can be no joy compared to sitting in a nice comfortable chair with a mug of coffee and one of your favourite bestsellers.

Although I have been reading since quite sometime, its been these last two years when I became even more of a voracious reader.

I have always been captivated by Frederick Forsyth’s books. Like Arthur Hailey he also puts in a lot of research into his writing. ‘The day of the jackal’ by Frederick Forsyth is a masterpiece. A gripping book about an assasin, you can never anticipate what’s going to come next. Even ‘The Afghan’ by Forsyth is a must read. I think very few books come close to the amount of research Forsyth has done on the terror networks operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Other good books by the author include ‘The Odessa Files’, ‘The Veteran’, ‘The Avenger’, ‘ The Fist of God”.

Like Forsyth, Arthur Hailey also does a lot of research but likes to go into a lot of details. So I won’t call his books thrillers but most of them are really very entertaining. Arthur Hailey writing mostly focuses on a particular industry like automobile, medicine, aviation, etc and weaves his plot around it. Some of his bestsellers that I would recommend are ‘The Final Diagnosis’, ‘The Detective’, ‘Hotel’, ‘Airport’, ‘Hospital’, ‘Flight into Danger’.

If there is one author after Frederick Forsyth whose books I really love reading then it has to be Jeffrey Archer.
Jeffrey Archer’s books mostly focus on the times in ancient england. during the world war. Some of his notable books are ‘Kane and Abel’, ‘Shall we tell the president'(one of my personal favourites), ‘A prisoner of Birth’.

For those who want short stories they should read James Hadley Chase. Some of his books like
‘There is a hippie on the highway’, ‘As the cookie crumbles’ are real page turners.

For those interested in spirituality, I would recommend books by H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. ‘Wisdom for the new millenium’, ‘Bang on the door’ , ‘God loves fun’ are very good books for seekers on the path. But my personal favourite is ‘Stumbling into Infinity’ by Michael Fischman’ which describes his journey on the spiritual path.

These are certain books that I would recommend. If you’ll have any other recommendations do comment on this post and let me know. Happy Reading!!!

Nowadays our lifestyle is very chaotic. We all are in a hurry to get things done, to achieve our goals, to get to work etc. Sometimes when you stand on a busy road in the morning seeing the rush of people hurrying to get to work, vehicles rushing across, you can’t but wonder that people have become so much like robots. The world appears so insane. Even when people are having a conversation most of them are hardly concentrating on what they are saying. It’s like as if the words are just spilling out.
In the ancient days in India people used to say only talk if you have to answer a question or if its very important. The idea was to consolidate the energy.
In the midst of all this chaos, all these thoughts, there is a voice inside you which says ‘Be Still’. A soft voice which is always there. The voice cannot be heard but can only be felt. Probably that is why God created night. After all the chaos during the daytime, all the chattering , all the running around, when you come back home this voice commands you to ‘Be Still’.
And the more you close your eyes and listen to this voice, the stillness starts growing inside you. And then you start feeling like things are just happening outside and you are not a participant but a spectator. Even though you are going through all the day to day activities, inside you are completely still. And the mind becomes razor Sharp.
That is when reality dawns on you.

Listen to the voice. Be Still.

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Similarly people who harbour constant regret become hosts to a lot of negative emotions. Most of us carry this thorn of ‘its not right ‘ constantly in our lives. How much can you control and correct! It’s like trying to rearrange the clouds in the sky.
We have to move on. There is no choice. Just like how water in a river is constantly flowing moving around the stones and other obstacles. It’s no use getting stuck in events. What has happened has happened. It’s finished. Move on or stagnate. Choice is yours.Filed under: spiritual Tagged: flow, life, meditate, regret, river, spirit, spiritual, time]]>https://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2016/02/03/life-is-like-a-river/feed/2unnamed.jpgsoulcurrysiteThe Hard Copyhttps://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2016/01/01/the-hard-copy/
https://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2016/01/01/the-hard-copy/#respondFri, 01 Jan 2016 09:17:43 +0000http://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2016/01/01/the-hard-copy/thismyspace: As I hold a novel in my hand; completely immersed in the characters; I imagine them playing out before my eyes springing out of the novel as if they had a life of their own. I am completely mesmerised and transfixed by the narative and the travails of the characters. Indeed,…]]>

As I hold a novel in my hand; completely immersed in the characters; I imagine them playing out before my eyes springing out of the novel as if they had a life of their own. I am completely mesmerised and transfixed by the narative and the travails of the characters.

Indeed, nothing can come close to the pleasure of holding a solid book in your hand, turning it page by page, expectantly awaiting the next turn in the lives of its characters. This sets me thinking…….can the so called e-books or e-novels come even close to this wonderful feeling. Technology may have invaded all the areas of our lives, sometimes over obstrusively but nothing and I mean absolutely nothing can come close to the old world charm of holding a book, sipping a cup of coffee and having your favourite tale being enacted in black and white.

Filed under: Uncategorized]]>https://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2016/01/01/the-hard-copy/feed/0soulcurrysiteFusion Confusionhttps://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2015/12/27/fusion-confusion/
https://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2015/12/27/fusion-confusion/#commentsSun, 27 Dec 2015 07:23:50 +0000http://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/?p=59Continue reading Fusion Confusion]]>A couple of months back I along with my cousin went to a South Indian fusion restaurant called Dosa plaza. They had a wide array of fusion dosas. We decided on a paneer chilli dosa and a schezwan noodles dosa for starters. Frankly i am not a great fan of fusion food but I decided to keep an open mind.

Our food arrived after a long wait. The paneer chilli dosa was very bland. Also the paneer had made the outer layer of the dosa very slimy. The sambhar and chutney very equally disappointing. Although I was very hungry the paneer chilly dosa had killed my appetite. Half heartedly I decided to try the schezwan noodles dosa, although from the look of my cousins face i knew i shouldn’t expect much. The noodles and the dosa were a complete disaster. Tasteless, too spicy, fusion gone totally wrong.

I am not against fusion but i am of the opinion that south Indian and Chinese are completely different cuisines and should not be mixed. Nowadays many so called udipi restaurants are serving what I call south Indian Chinese and making a mess of it completely. I would any day prefer our humble masala dosa or Rasam wada .

Many Restaurants like cafe madras, Idli house, Manis lunch home, cafe mysore in mumbai have retained their original menu . The set dosa, neer dosa, appams, idli butter podi in madras cafe are to die for. Thankfully they haven’t messed it up by fusing it with Chinese or any other cuisine and are doing extremely well.

My advice is keep certain things like south Indian food authentic. Don’t create a Fusion Confusion.

Filed under: Food Blogging, Uncategorized Tagged: appam, cafe madras, cafe mysore, chinese, dosa, food, food blogging, fusion, idli, podi, Sambar, south indian, udipi]]>https://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2015/12/27/fusion-confusion/feed/219.994836 73.73075019.99483673.730750images-2.jpg.jpegsoulcurrysiteI am everywhere…. I am nowhere…https://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2015/12/25/i-am-in-everyone/
https://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2015/12/25/i-am-in-everyone/#commentsFri, 25 Dec 2015 18:56:04 +0000http://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/?p=51Continue reading I am everywhere…. I am nowhere…]]>As I close my eyes a thought occurs to me. Where am I? Am I only in this body. As I watch my breath going in and out of my nostrils I realise I am in my breath.
The weather is cold today. I am wearing a shawl that is protecting me against the cold and giving warmth to my body. I can feel my whole body relaxing with this warmth. I realise I am in my whole body. Every cell of my body can be felt.
Outside my house faint sounds of vehicles, animals, people can be heard. The sound can be felt touching my eardrums. I realise I am in the sound too.
It is a full moon night today. The soothing moonlight is illuminating the earth giving me a pleasant feeling. I realise I am in the light too.
There is a wedding near my house. The feeling of happiness experienced by the people there can be sensed by me. I realise I am in each and every individual there.
Light years away from the earth a star is shining. From the star the earth can be seen like a small spec. I realise I am in the star too.
As I sleep the whole world blanks out. I no longer exist. In deep sleep my body doesn’t exist. I disappear.
I am everywhere. I am nowhere.

Filed under: spiritual Tagged: aatma, bliss, contentment, cosmos, dhyan, everything, everywhere, goal, guru, life, love, meditate, self realisation, soul, spirit, spiritual]]>https://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2015/12/25/i-am-in-everyone/feed/119.973182 73.81268219.97318273.812682images (1)soulcurrysiteimages (1).jpg‘Devi’ A tribute to the Divine Motherhttps://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2015/12/24/devi-a-tribute-to-the-divine-mother/
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I live in a small town called Nashik. When I was a small child my parents along with my relatives always used to take me to a temple situated atop a mountain, a few hours drive from my house. It is believed that the idol manifested on the mountain on its own and a temple was built around it to worship the divine mother. There are about 500 steps leading to the temple atop the mountain.
As a small child I used to always be very excited whenever we used to visit the temple. As I entered college, life made me go through a very rough patch. Even during those difficult days she was there by my side and egged me on. Then she came into my life as a guru and taught me how to meditate. Meditation bought me even more closer to her.
I am on my way to the temple with one of my friends. As we near the temple a feeling of ecstasy grips me. Our car starts climbing the mountain and we can see the beauty of nature alongside. It is as if Mas has herself designed the whole surroundings. As we near the temple we can hear a faint sound of drums and mantras. We park our car near an ashram and begin our climb to the temple. As we go on climbing the steps we can feel the air becoming more and more cooler. People and houses below look like ants.
Finally I see her. One look at her eyes and you can feel your whole being filled with contentment. A feeling of warmth surges through me. All my doubts and insecurities completely vanish and I am filled with peace. Time stops. Mind stops.
It is night time. The whole forest below the mountain is enveloped in darkness. A faint light can be seen glowing in Maa’s temple atop the mountain. From the temple Maa surveys and looks after the whole world. A stream flowing nearby attracts a tiger for a drink. A yogi is meditating nearby completely oblivious to what is happening outside. Everything is completely still and silent but filled with ecstasy. Nature is dancing silently for these is no room for sorrow in Maa’s world. Time stops. Mind stops.

Filed under: spiritual, Uncategorized Tagged: cosmos, creation, death, Devi, Divine Mother, divinity, Ecstasy, enlightenment, Glow, guru, light, love, Maa, master, meditate, mystery, silence, soul, spiritual, Temple, trance, yoga, yogi]]>https://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2015/12/24/devi-a-tribute-to-the-divine-mother/feed/1images-3.jpg.jpegsoulcurrysiteShhhh! Listen Carefullyhttps://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2015/12/23/shhhh-listen-carefully/
https://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2015/12/23/shhhh-listen-carefully/#commentsWed, 23 Dec 2015 08:04:09 +0000http://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/?p=15Continue reading Shhhh! Listen Carefully]]>Most of us in this world have become so busy with our day to day life , that we have forgotten to listen. Life is moving so fast. Especially in the urban areas we are so engrossed in our daily routine that by the time we come home we are ready to hit the sack and call it a day. Our idea of enjoying on the weekends is going to a restaurant or a pub or probably the movies. Life becomes shallow and a monotony.

This vast creation is so dynamic and full of entertainment. Sometimes listen to the sound of the rain falling or the waves at the beach splashing. The sound of the bird chirping, the wind blowing,the leaves rustling.Look at the mountains and the trees.They have been here since ages standing silently. Merge with this creation and become one. Merge with the sounds. Everything in this creation thrives in silence, the inner silence. Everything springs from silence and merges back into silence.

In certain parts of the world there is a yearly ritual where people have to go to a place away from the city, dig a grave and lie down in it for one whole day. The idea is to silence the mind and stop its constant hankering. For there is nothing better than the remembrance of death ,of our impermanence to stop our chattering mind. In India people go to burial grounds, smear themselves with ashes and meditate.

Life is so short, just a drop in the ocean. Listen to what it says. Listen carefully…

Filed under: spiritual, Uncategorized Tagged: creation, death, divinity, listen, meditate, mystery, silence, soul, spiritual, world, yoga, yogi]]>https://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2015/12/23/shhhh-listen-carefully/feed/119.994868 73.73079719.99486873.730797images (2)soulcurrysiteThe Mysticshttps://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2015/12/22/the-mystics/
https://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/2015/12/22/the-mystics/#commentsTue, 22 Dec 2015 11:01:38 +0000http://soulcurrysite.wordpress.com/?p=2Continue reading The Mystics]]>This world is filled with many types of people. Businessmen, Artists, Authors, Foodies, working class, etc. God has created a lot of diversity. There are also the Mystics. Who are these Mystics? How does one identify a Mystic? There is no definite way. Sometimes these Mystics take the role of a Guru and come into your life. They have infinite powers but yet are very humble. They may seem to be involved in day to day life but yet have the power to remain completely unattached. They move through this world like a cloud, free of everything.

Like the yogis meditating in the forest and the mountains. A mere gaze from them has the power to transform a persons life. Sometimes their actions may seem very confusing but everything they do has great meaning attached to it. They have the power to see life completely from a different perspective, to be able to not see a reason behind every happening but yet understand that no happening in life is meaningless. This is very profound.

One thing which can give them away is their eyes, their gaze -unwavering, without even a trace of doubt. But yet as i said there is no way to identify them. Only a heart which is connected will understand.